$2,001,831.51
Thon dancers raise record sum for fund

Moralers take dancers on walk down 'Broadway'
For all the balloons, cards and cheerful moralers of the 1998 Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, nothing could compete with fresh air to lift the spirits of the dancers.

Collegian Photo/ Hector I. Caro

Kids have fun providing inspiration for dancers They are the children of the Four Diamonds Fund -- and they're what Thon is all about.

Security team takes control
In order to protect the dancers, the coordinators of the dance marathon put together a security team, said Security Captain Mike Harding (senior-wildlife and fisheries science).

Collegian Photo/Alex de Jesús

Enthusiastic bands rock Thon venue
Moralers massaged tired feet and the kids provided purpose, but the eight bands that volunteered to play at the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon this weekend were also integral to its success.

Ambassadors take first place in Airbands competition
The White Building is beginning to smell as though more than 500 bodies have been crammed together for about 48 hours. What better way to forget about your surrounding than seeing students dress up and bounce around a stage to provide a few laughs?

Collegian Photo/Shawn Knapp

Medical services ease dancers' pain
The dancers of the 1998 Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon faced tremendous mental and physical challenges. But while there were hundreds of moralers to keep the dancers' spirits up, there was a much smaller and less visible group to take care of the dancers' bodies.


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Collegian Photo/Shawn Knapp